Neighbors: Extra Lemon Street Market Day planned this month

It's the Christmas season and the Lemon Street Market is offering its own Christmas present -- an additional market day this Saturday.

Normally the market by the Putnam County Courthouse is only open the first Saturday of each month. Homemade pies, cakes and special desserts, plants, barbecue and lots of collectibles and garage sale items are usually for sale.

The market runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Booths are $10. To find out more, call Cathy Butler at (386) 329-0195.

Word is the annual Christmas Gala hosted by the Arts Council of Greater Palatka and Downtown Palatka this Tuesday will also be the kick-off for the third annual Christmas Tree Festival.

Tommy Clay Jr. is providing entertainment and the munchies will be great.

As for the trees, word is the Victims Advocate program entry is really worth seeing. Visitors vote for their favorite tree by placing money in the bag next to the tree of their choice. Creator of the winning tree gets 75 percent of the proceeds and all others split their winnings 50-50 with the Council. Wouldn't surprise me if a few people weren't lugging in a tree the day of the kick-off.

Sandy Glenn is this week's featured performer at the Advent Concert Series on Wednesday at St. James United Methodist Church.

The free concert begins at 12:15 p.m. in the church sanctuary at 400 Reid St. in Palatka. Next Wednesday's guest group will be From the Heart.

Looks as if A Woman's Christmas Brunch was another huge success this year.

Sponsored by First Baptist Church of Palatka, several hundred women enjoyed the catered brunch held in Calvary Missionary Baptist Church's Family Life Center. Maybe best of all, the women were the ones sitting and the men from the church were the ones serving.

Margaret Kay Tucker of Jacksonville was guest speaker. She really knows how to draw the laughs while delivering a message. Eddie Middleton provided the music. And, yes, Eddie, who has performed with the group NewSong, is related to all those Putnam County Middletons.